This week, Purpose stars LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Kara Young, and Alana Arenas visited the Tamron Hall Show to chat about the new hit Broadway play, now running at the Hayes Theatre. Watch their conversatio…

Age: "My age? To quote Claudine in the play…” [covers her mouth and whispers something we can’t quite catch, then laughs.] Current Role: Alana Arenas is making her Broadway debut as Morgan Jasper, the …

Original Broadway Stars Look Back on 50 Years of A Chorus Line. Playbill New 4 views · 32:48 · Go to channel. The Most Isolated Homes Ever Built.

The new play from Branden Jacobs-Jenkins opens at the Hayes Theater on Broadway March 17, 2025.

April 14, 2025: The current Broadway season, which technically ends this month, has been notably top-heavy with musicals and pencil thin in new plays. However, for those pondering the upcoming awards deliberat…

The Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ "Purpose" follows on the heels of their magnificently staged "August: Osage County," but unlike that dysfunctional family drama, this play…

Even before winning the Tony Award last year for his pointed dramedy Appropriate, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins had emerged as one of the brightest lights in the current American theater scene with works like An Octor…

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met on April 10 to determine the eligibility status of eight Broadway productions ahead of the 2025 Tony Awards. This is the third administration meeting of the 2024-202…

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met on April 10 to confirm the eligibility status of eight Broadway productions for the 2024-25 season. This was the second time this season that the Tony Awards Adminis…

Out of a great mess of a family, playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins has fashioned a new play dealing with a celebratory birthday dinner at the very conventional looking home of Claudine Jasper (played by Latan…

Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb In partnership with Together, We Rise This special gathering will bring together Vietnamese American youth, artists, cultural leaders, and community membe…

LaTanya Richardson Jackson is back on Broadway in Purpose, and the actress recently visited Sherri to discuss her experience in the show, as well as to reveal what it was like to direct her husband, Samuel L. …

Well-established as one of the world’s top theater festivals, the Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) held a sneak preview on April 1 in Washington, D.C. of “Stories with Purpose,” this summer�…

There is a slow buzz swarming around the Helen Hayes Theater, and the feeling of tension and a certain kind of stinging danger fills the air. There’s a warning given by our guide, the ‘weird son,” and eve…

Winter Garden Theatre, New York The actor-director brings his 2005 drama to the stage, now playing the lead role, but while it’s timely and nicely staged, it feels stiff Time has been kind to Good Night, and …

Like television journalist Edward R. Murrow’s historic broadcasts, the stage adaptation of the 2005 film “Good Night, and Good Luck” has a seriousness of purpose that is again dramatically stark, soli…

Like television journalist Edward R. Murrow’s historic broadcasts, the stage adaptation of the 2005 film “Good Night, and Good Luck” has a seriousness of purpose that is again dramatically stark, soli…

Family plots.

Nominations for the 40th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards were announced today by Francis Jue, star of Broadway’s Yellow Face, and Krysta Rodriguez, currently appearing in Smash on Broadway. The awards, produced…

Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb Hailed by American Songwriter as “one of America’s most intriguing, creative, and idiosyncratic voices,” Eilen Jewell rises from the ashes on her cap…

Reviewed by David Sheward April 2, 2025. The family drama is making a dynamic comeback this theater season. Cult of Love, The Blood Quilt, We Had a World, and now Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Purpose have taken t…

The Broadway Theatre Review: Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s Purpose By Ross There is a slow buzz swarming around the Helen Hayes Theater, and the feeling of tension and a certain kind of stinging danger fills …

Six new Broadway productions opened in March, inaugurating the spring season and foreshadowing the 12 additional openings to come before Tony Awards nominations are announced. See below for a breakdown of how o…

"Purpose" by playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, now on Broadway under the direction of longtime actress Phylicia Rashad, explores the generational conflicts in the civil rights movement.

The third Broadway revival of the dismal real estate drama serves up functional stagecraft and well-executed performances, but can’t locate its purpose.

Review by Carol Rocamora... The sins of the fathers are visited upon the sons in this hilarious, harrowing new American family play. The post “Purpose”:  A hilarious, harrowing news play family play by …

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Buena Vista Social Club, Othello, Purpose, Love Life @ Encores!, Vanya @ Lucille Lortel, Scott Siegel’s Broadway By The Season: 1934/35 & 1…

Drums, manned from above the ring, summon those willing to step forward into the circle with pride and purpose. This is the sacred world of the Sumo and, deep inside this play, the complex intricacies of the sp…

Kara Young is blessed with the ability to jumpstart a scene the moment she steps on stage. This small but mighty actress manages to simultaneously disappear into a role while commanding the audience’s attenti…

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ newest Broadway offering, Purpose, now at the Helen Hayes Theatre, is a bold, blistering, and intricately layered drama that unpacks the burden of legacy and the generational cost of p…

LaTanya Richardson Jackson joined The View on Thursday to discuss starring in the new play Purpose, her new Sardi's portrait, and more. Watch the interview!

Photos by Monique Carboni The show: “Curse of the Starving Class” by Sam Shepard, revived by off-Broadway’s The New Group What makes it sp…

As Women’s History Month comes to a close, The Broadway Show is spotlighting six incredible producers currently ushering in some of the hottest tickets this season: Buena Vista Social Club; Dead Outlaw; Go…

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: The Public Theater’s Sumo By Ross Drums, manned from above the ring, summon those willing to step forward into the circle with pride and purpose. This is the sacred world of t…

Whoopi Goldberg recently paid a visit to the Hayes Theatre, home of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' new play Purpose. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos here!

LaTanya Richardson Jackson, currently starring on Broadwya in Purpose, was recently honored with her portrait at the iconic Sardi's. BroadwayWorld was there for the unveiling and you can check out photos here!

Tony® and Grammy® award winner Maleah Joi Moon takes a look back at her time in Broadway's HELL'S KITCHEN: THE HIT MUSICAL FROM ALICIA KEYS. Get Tickets to Hell's Kitchen: https://www.hellskitchen.com/ Liste…

The stars came out to celebrate Monday at the Hayes Theatre, where Branden Jacobs-Jenkins's new play Purpose celebrated its opening night. Watch in this video as we take you inside the opening night festivities…

Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors David Buchanan and Sam Eckmann offer Tony Awards analysis. This week we take you inside the Hayes Theatre to discuss one of Broadway's latest of…

The One Day actor will star in Sophia Chetin-Leuner’s Porn Play, one of four new premieres announced by the London theatre Ambika Mod is to star as an academic addicted to violent pornography in a new play at…

Today, the Windham-Campbell Prizes have awarded eight extraordinary writers $175,000 each to support their work and allow them to focus on their creative practice independent of financial concerns. The 2025 rec…

Good theater can heal, as proven by the daily dose of theater openings last week – four shows on Broadway, several Off Broadway and beyond – many of them restorative. Ok, some were not. But the miss is esse…

Five decades into her career, the Tony Award-winning actress and TV icon, making her Broadway directing debut, feels like “part of something bigger.”

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins tackles the Great American Play. Loren Noveck reviews. The post Review: Purpose at the Helen Hayes appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.

By Samuel L. Leiter March 22, 2025. Family dramas are theatrical staples, especially the kind where relatives gather from far and wide for some unifying function, like a holiday, death, or birthday. Often, a c…

Tony Award-nominated actress and director LaTanya Richardson Jackson, currently back on Broadway starring in the explosive new play Purpose, was honored with the unveiling of her Sardi’s caricature on behalf …

It's been a busy week on (and off) Broadway! 2025 has officially arrived and the second half of the 2024-25 Broadway season is very much underway. Catch up on all the latest from the week ending March 21, 2025 …

"Purpose" is a sprawling tale that collects plot points like a dark cashmere coat collects lint.... Jacobs-Jenkins has pulled back the curtain on more than just one family.  The finger points to all of us - wh…

The 1,200 seat Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre is purpose built to host the world premiere of The Hunger Games, where spectators will be split into the book's iconic districts. Check out a seating chart here!

Andrew Burnap is having a career-defining week, transitioning seamlessly from Disney fantasy to Shakespearean tragedy. Having finished his duties as Jonathan in the live-action Snow White, the Tony winner is n…

At LEDucation 2025, TMB proudly celebrated the second anniversary of its expanded FloppyFlex product line, offering special-purpose solutions as part of its widely recognized and successful FloppyFlex flexible …

5 Divas of 44th Street You'll find neon lights on Broadway. And meet those dancin' feet on 42nd Street. But this season, if you want to see divas doing what they do best, you need to get yourself to West 44th S…

Purpose, a new family drama by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins with more laughs than a drawing-room comedy, opened on March 17 at Second Stage's Hayes Theater. The ensemble play is directed by Phylicia Rashad in her Br…

Go inside PURPOSE’s starry opening night with Tony® winners playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and director Phylicia Rashad, and star LaTanya Richardson Jackson.

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' latest play, starring LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Kara Young, observes a powerful Black family during a chaotic birthday weekend in Chicago.

The program empowers students to lead with purpose—shaping changemakers like Wicked’s Brittney Johnson.

The stars came out to celebrate Monday at the Hayes Theatre, where Branden Jacobs-Jenkins's new play Purpose celebrated its opening night. Watch in this video as we take you inside the opening night festivities…

It’s the 2025 spring preview episode of The Broadway Show, the only nationally syndicated weekly theater television series. The program features Broadway’s biggest stars, exclusive interviews and behind-the…

Full Reviews for ‘Purpose’ on Broadway, ‘Drag Race’ Aiming for Broadway, Full A-List Performance of Canceled Kennedy. Center Musical ‘Finn’ Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and…

PLAYBILL.COM · Photos: Step Inside Opening Night of Purpose With Queen Latifah, Spike Lee, Lucy Liu, and More ·...

Purpose officially opened last night, March 18, at the Helen Hayes Theater, featuring Phylicia Rashad making her Broadway directorial debut. Get a first look at the stars of the production on the red carpet her…

Purpose, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' family drama centered around a laugh-out-loud dinner from hell, opened at Second Stage's Hayes Theater on March 17. Directed by Phylicia Rashad, the cast features Harry Lenn…

The new play from Tony-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins opened at the Hayes March 17, with Phylicia Rashad at the helm.

Purpose officially opened last night, March 18, at the Helen Hayes Theater, featuring Phylicia Rashad making her Broadway directorial debut. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from opening nig…

Helen Hayes Theater, New York Tony-award winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins has crafted an ambitious and bold new play but not all of his big swings hit their mark Technically speaking, Branden Jacobs-Je…

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ terrific new contemporary drama is an intimate look into an influential political family’s behind-closed-doors behavior.

The new play from Tony-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins opened at the Hayes March 17, with Phylicia Rashad at the helm.

If you like family dramas with a refreshingly nuanced lens and a fair share of laughs, this new play from Tony winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is for you.

The great Phylicia Rashad makes her Broadway directorial debut, with PURPOSE by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, opening tonight at the Helen Hayes Theater. Find out how the critics felt about their visit with the in…

In “Purpose,” an extraordinary play by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Tony winner for last season’s “Appropriate”) opening tonight on Broadway in a terrifically acted, crowd-pleasing production that marks Ph…

A family not unlike Jesse Jackson’s gets barbecued on Broadway by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.

Tony Award-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins understands the intricacies of family. In his award-winning “Appropriate,” starring Sarah Paulson, he wrote about siblings ravaged by the rage of grief. …

This bombshell-littered house belongs to the Jaspers, a powerful black political dynasty whose controversies and scandals come down faster than the blizzard outside their window.

Theatrely's Broadway review of Purpose by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and directed by Phylicia Rashad at the Hayes Theatre in New York City.

★★★★☆ Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins explores a prominent family's ethical drifts in the muscular Steppenwolf Theater tradition The post Purpose: The Painful Legacy of Dreams Deferred appeared first on New Yo…

★★★☆☆ Phylicia Rashad keenly directs a first-rate six member-cast featuring LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Kara Young The post Purpose: Tough New Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Tragicomedy Loses Sight of Purp…

Get your own copy of the official opening night Purpose Playbill at The Playbill Store. The ensemble cast includes 2024 Tony winner Kara Young (Purlie ...

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